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History of Antigua and Barbuda in maps

Antigua and Barbuda as it appears in 5 interactive history atlases, from 1750 to 2015: Antigua and Barbuda. Each era below lists who ruled the land and when control changed, linked to the dated map that shows it.

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Map of women’s rights in May 1970, showing Antigua and Barbuda
MAP OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN MAY 1970

What was Antigua and Barbuda before it was Antigua and Barbuda? Below, every era of this land in the Maps of History atlases — who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed — each line linked to the dated map that shows it. Modern borders stand in as an honest approximation; every atlas says so on the map itself.

Antigua and Barbuda · Industrial Revolution

Colony or dependency — the opening position

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →

Antigua and Barbuda · Haiti and Kenya independence

Under colonial rule — the opening position

HAITI AND KENYA INDEPENDENCE: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →

Antigua and Barbuda · WWI

WWI: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →

Antigua and Barbuda · Cold War

COLD WAR: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →

Antigua and Barbuda · Feminism and the Tunisian Revolution

Authoritarian, one-party or colonial rule — the opening position
No reform yet / outside this story

FEMINISM AND THE TUNISIAN REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →

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